Urns
20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Marble
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
19th Century English Antique Urns
Pottery, Terracotta
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Ormolu
20th Century Moroccan Urns
Brass
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Coade Stone, Paint
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
1930s Vintage Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Urns
Concrete
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Urns
Stone
19th Century American Antique Urns
Iron
1950s American Vintage Urns
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Urns
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Resin
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
19th Century French Antique Urns
Terracotta
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Urns
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
19th Century British George III Antique Urns
Cast Stone
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Lead
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s English Urns
Brass
1980s Portuguese Vintage Urns
Terracotta
1950s Vintage Urns
Stone
20th Century Unknown Urns
Stone
19th Century Antique Urns
Iron
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Wood
1950s Ethiopian Vintage Urns
Terracotta
20th Century English Urns
Marble
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
1950s Vintage Urns
Bronze
20th Century Urns
Brass, Iron
1880s English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
1870s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
1830s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
1960s American Vintage Urns
Wood
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Urns
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Urns
Composition
20th Century French Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Art Deco Urns
Metal
19th Century Charles X Antique Urns
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
Vintage, New and Antique Urns
When people think of antique and vintage urns — a type of vase with a round body, narrow neck and integrated pedestal — they tend to imagine funerary urns. But all manner of urns have been made over the years, and these vessels can be used as decorative accents either inside your home or in your garden.
Garden urns became popular in early Greek and Roman gardens, where they complemented classical statues and other garden ornaments. Over the years, people have used urns as planters, fountain basins and stylish decorative elements in interiors as well as outdoors in gardens, patios and firepit areas.
Urns are typically made of stone, ceramics or metal. Stone urns are highly durable; while an antique stone urn will show wear with age, it can be used in any climate, and a neoclassical-style cast stone urn with natural world motifs carved in relief is guaranteed to make a statement in your garden. Position two stone urns with vibrant hibiscus bulbs or tulips at the bottom of an outdoor stairway to set it off from other exterior features. Elsewhere, place your urn in the middle of a garden bed to draw attention to your dazzling landscape design. A good concrete urn can easily make a good home for small trees or shrubs, but it will be very heavy to move around.
A ceramic urn is likely going to have thick, robust walls. A glazed terracotta urn, for example, is going to be ideal for potting plants. As glazing is part of the potter’s process for creating a terracotta urn, the urn itself can provide a pop of color to contrast with any low-maintenance plants such as moss or succulents that you have in mind for it.
Metal urns are best used as decor in your living room or foyer rather than outside, unless you’re partial to the alluring weathered patina that is expected to characterize an antique cast-iron garden urn. If you’re planning to use a metal urn as a planter, add a plant liner first. Metal may overheat and damage a plant’s roots if they are not protected, and urns made of certain metals may rust if they’re left outdoors.
But you don’t necessarily need to turn your urn into a planter.
A large urn can hold its own as an accent in any space and create a strong focal point. Browse the collection of decorative antique and vintage urns on 1stDibs today.